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Hima cement to boost production

The Managing Director of Hima Cement, Mr Mbuvi Ngunze, has said after a successful six years since Lafarge acquired H...

Indonesia’s 2005 cement consumption seen slowing

Domestic cement consumption in Indonesia could grow by less than eight per cent this year in the wake of the governme...

Juan Minetti, Loma Negra appeal government fine, Argentina

Argentine cement companies Juan Minetti and Loma Negra have appealed several hundred million pesos in fines that the ...

Kuwait Cement Co doubles net profit

The net profit of the Kuwait Cement Company doubled to KWD14.21m (US$48.7m) in the first half of 2005 from KWD7.12m (...

Hanson’s Californian cement price 19% higher

Hanson increased total turnover in the first half by 8.7% to UK£1,893.8m, while the trading profit before gains on di...

Cement consumption long-term growth intact, Thailand

Thai cement consumption growth decelerated in 2H05 and also decelerated to eight per cent YoY in 2Q05 from 18% in 1Q0...

Govt, Iran to jointly undertake US$200m cement plant

Venezuela and Iran plan to build a US$200mn cement plant with construction commencing in three months as part of the ...

ACC launches mobile concrete testing unit

Associated Companies Ltd (ACC) has announced the launch of `Grihamitra’, a unique mobile concrete testing unit,...

Holcim Romania opens ninth "clean" concrete plant

Holcim Romania said on Wednesday it spent EUR 1.5m ($1.8 m) to open its ninth environmentally friendly concrete plant...

Birla July cement shipments fall 3.6%, India

Aditya Birla group, India’s top cement producer, said July cement shipments fell 3.6 per cent from a year ago t...

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